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Gear
Jiu-jitsu needs less equipment than almost any sport, which is exactly why the little it needs gets argued about so much. This tag covers the whole inventory: what to wear before you own anything, the gi when you buy one, the washing of that gi (every time, no exceptions, the post explains the skin math), and the gi-versus-no-gi question that every beginner is forced to have an opinion about before they can have an informed one.
There is no gear-review content here and there never will be. I am not qualified to compare fabrics, and the internet has enough affiliate listicles wearing advice as a costume. What this pile knows is the beginner side: what the room expects, what is worth money in month one (almost nothing), and what can wait.
Start with the what-to-wear post if class is this week. It exists precisely so you can stop thinking about clothes and start worrying about the fun parts.
- What to wear to your first jiu-jitsu class No, you do not need a gi yet. What to actually wear to a trial BJJ class, what a gi is, and what to buy only after you commit.
- How to wash a gi, and how often (every time) Wash the gi after every single session, cold, and skip the dryer unless shrinking it is the goal. The full routine, plus what happens if you do not.
- Gi or no-gi first? The beginner version of the answer Start with whichever one your gym actually teaches at times you can attend. The honest version of the gi versus no-gi answer, tribalism removed.
- Your first no-gi class: what changes and what does not No-gi strips away the handles and doubles the pace. What actually changes in your first no-gi class, what stays the same, and what to wear into it.
- What lives in the bag: gear after the gi The standing jiu-jitsu kit: mouthguard, sandals, tape, a spare rashguard, small cash. What earns a place in the bag and what stays home.